Balaji's mother Poornima Rao reaffirmed her conviction that her son’s death was not a suicide in an interview with businessman Mario Nawfal. She also said that her kid was much disturbed by OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit business model.

OpenAI has expressed condolences and pledged cooperation with authorities following the death of whistleblower Suchir Balaji, who accused the company of copyright infringement. Balaji's death, considered a suspected suicide,

Suchir Balaji’s family demand outside investigation into OpenAI whistleblower’s death - Police in San Francisco previously ruled Balaji’s death a suicide and stated there was no evidence of foul play

Balaji was discovered dead in his San Francisco apartment on his birthday in November. He had stayed at OpenAI for almost four years but quit in August 2023.